Wage increases granted to ten traction firms by WLB
The War Labor Board boosted wages by 12 percent for workers at ten traction companies centered in Boston Pittsburgh East St Louis and Cleveland. Taft personally awarded two cases, including back pay for Buffalo firm workers and time and a half for Cincinnati pattern makers. One Bethlehem Steel case remained, with negotiations ongoing. The board reported 1200 disputes adjudicated in 18 months and no war production disruption, funded from Wilson's emergency fund with no further appropriations.
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Taft
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Bethlehem Steel
New York
Warl Labor Board
East St Louis
Bay State Railway Company
Pittsburgh Street Railway Company
Cleveland, Paynesville and Western Railway Company
Cleveland Paynesville and Ashtabula
Beaver Valley Traction Company
Pittsburgh and
Beaver Valley Street Railway Company
Portland Orew Railway
Light and Power Company
Columbia and Waterloo Railway Company
Alton, Gramite and St Louis Traction Company
East St Louis and Suburban Railway Company
East St Lows Railway Company
Cleveland and Chagrin Falls
The
Cleveland and Eastern Traction Company
Buffalo
J P Devine
Mmolgera
Cincinnati
Bethlehem Steel Milla
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
Congress
Freight experts predict $1 million fruit deposits in Cumberland banks
Freight experts say fruit sales in this Cumberland area this season will yield deposits totaling about $1,000,000 in Cumberland banks. Forty cars were forwarded on the Cumberland division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with shipments expected to rise by about 50 cars daily. Choice peaches bring $225 a carrier, Elberta $250, Grimes Golden $8 a barrel, and New York Imperials $850.
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Washington
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Bringine
Elbertas
Grimes Golden Apples
New York Imperials
Wells and Weatherwitz Tie The Knot In Bull Run Area
Miss Christina Beulah Wells and Turfier Charles Weatherwitz, both of Bull Run Virginia, wed in a ceremony officiated by Rev P Rowland Wagner of the Baptist Church in Rockville Maryland yesterday. Ambrose Purdy, 77, former New York district attorney and once Bourke Cochran partner, died in Chicago hospital after surgery. he had resided in Chicago for five years.
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Washington Post
Rockville
P Rowland Wagner
Christina Beulah Wells
Charles Weatherwitz
Bull Run
Chicago
Ambrose Purdy
New York City
Bourke
Burdette Out for Senator Burdette Out for Senator
A Montgomery county Republican gathering in Rockville selected candidates for November. State senator Willis Burdette of Rockville was chosen. delegates Hewatt Silver Spring Johnson Germantown Brown Brighton Purks Gaithersburg. State's attorney Dawson Rockville. sheriff Howes Germantown. county commissioners Willard Poolesville Karn Rockville. judges Chaney Spencerville Gillis Rockville Perdum Clarksburg. State central committee picks: Sleman Tait Dawson Kirk Warfield with Tait invoking party leadership.
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Washington Post
Rockville
Montgomery County
Willis
Burdette
House of Delegates
Frank L Hewatt
Silver Spring
Charles T . Johnson
Germantown
William E
Orphans’ Court
Benny C Chaney
Spencerville
John S. Gillis
J. Henning Perdum
Clarksburg
Paul Sleman
Galen L. Tait
Thomas Dawson
Charles F Kirk
Albert Warfield
Galen L Tait
Maryland State Central Committee
Baltimore Grain and Live Stock Prices Report
A Baltimore market summary lists animal and commodity prices for dairy butter eggs poultry and grains with regional figures from Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio and nearby states. Notable listings include butter prices per pound eggs by region and live poultry by type and weight, along with corn oats wheat and barley quotations from Chicago and Baltimore markets.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Live Stock Market Report for Aug 12 Hog and Cattle Prices
Hogs sold with top weights 340 at 21.25 to 21.32, medium 21.40 to 33.30, light 22.60. Packing sows and boars ranged 19.20 to 25. Pigs around 19.50. Cattle included beef steers at 17.50 to 19.35, lighter weights 13 to 15, cows 14 to 15, canners 6 to 7. Stacked notes show feeder steers 8.25 to 13.75 and stockers 7.00 to 11.26. Western range beef steers 9.75 to 17.00. cows and heifers 8.00 to 13.50. Sheep: lambs 14.25 to 17.25. yearling wethers 10.25 to 13.00. ewes 9.50 to 9.00. Cotton quotes: Middling 32.45, Norfolk 30.65, Charleston 21.50.
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Ga Gpiense
Renue
Mecom
Railroads cited for wasteful costs and government subsidies
Plumb charged that reproduction costs and investment accounts misstate rail cost, pay rolls grew under federal control to inflate expenses, and maintenance was funded by government advances. He blamed Wall Street influence and land grants exceeding 296,875 square miles diverted to rail promoters, with returns sought from the public.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Underwood
Erie Railroad
Federa
Plumb
Wall Street
United States
Congress
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Glyde
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Montgomery
Charleston
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